Answer:
(i) Potheri Kunambu, a
lower caste writer from Kerala, wrote a novel called, "Saraswati-vijayam'
in 1892, mounting a strong attack on caste oppression.
(ii) This
novel shows a young man from an untouchable caste, leaving his village to
escape the cruelty of his Brahmin landlord.
(iii)
He converts to Christianity, obtains modern education and returns as a judge in
the local court. Meanwhile, the villagers, thinking that the landlord's men had
killed him, file a case.
(iv) At the
conclusion of the trial, the judge reveals his true identity and the Nambuthiri
repents and reforms his ways. This novel stresses the importance of education
for the upliftment of the lower castes.
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